English Department Awards
The James Applegate Award
Established in honor of Dr. James Applegate, Dean Emeritus and Emeritus
Professor of English, this prize is awarded to a student or students
with an interest or appreciation of drama and theater.
This award is decided upon by vote of the English department faculty.
The Joanne Harrison Hopkins Prize
Endowed by classmates and friends of the late Joanne Hopkins of the
Class of 1957, this prize is given for the finest piece of imaginative
literature in fiction, poetry, drama, or creative non-fiction produced
during the academic year.
This is a contest judged by the members of the English faculty. In
the spring semester, notification will be sent out to all College for
Women students eligible for this prize asking for submissions that will
include all relevant directions on how to apply for the prize.
The Mary Beers Sheppard Prize
Established by Benjamin M. Sheppard in memory of his sister of the class
of 1895, this prize is awarded to the member of the senior class who,
in the judgment of the English faculty, has shown the keenest
understanding and appreciation of literature.
This award is decided upon by vote of the English department faculty.
Mass Communications Awards
The Grace Tyson Schlichter Award in Communications
Endowed by Grace Tyson Schlichter, a member of the class of
1935, this award is given to a senior who has shown general academic
excellence and outstanding promise for a career in a field of
communications.
This award is decided upon by vote of the Mass Communications faculty.
Both English and Mass Communications majors be invited by faculty to complete Honors in the major and to compete for the campus-wide Margaret Criswell Disert ('20) Honors Scholarship. Wilson College also proudly sponsors a chapter of
Phi Beta Kappa
.